Edge connector saver

[chinnyhill10]

Having a 6128 and a +3 I find myself sharing my HxC between the two machines as and when I need to.


Does anyone sell an edge connector saver (i.e. a device that plugs onto the machines disc drive edge connector and then you plug into that) as I don't want to knacker what are already well worn edge connectors.


I could have a cable for each machine but that only then puts more risk of a fault occurring at the HxC end.


Any thoughts?


Cheers.

[Bryce]

It would be possible to make one, but it might cause more problems than it solves. It adds a new row of possible bad connections / resistance / oxidation to an already unreliable connection system.
If you are really worried about the contacts wearing from so much connecting, then I'd suggest coating the pins with a thin layer of solder. Another more drastic solution would be to solder a pin-header to the edge connector.

Bryce.

[gerald]

Or a second cable for the HxC, so you use the IDC connector (easy to replace) instead ?

[chinnyhill10]

Or a second cable for the HxC, so you use the IDC connector (easy to replace) instead ?

Having just had a pin fall out of the connector on one of my +3 drives I'm not sure if doing it that way is any better solution.